The Church in the Wild Wood

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ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES (1860-1961)
The Church in the Wild Wood
signed '© Moses.' (lower left)—inscribed '©' (lower right)—dated '1948./Sep 6.', numbered '1286.' and inscribed with title (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil on masonite
16 5⁄8 x 20 ½ in. (42.2 x 52.1 cm.)
Painted in 1948.

Provenance

Private collection, by 1957.
Mrs. William Hayward.
Fowler-Mills Galleries, Santa Monica, California, acquired from the above, 1973.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Literature

O. Kallir, Grandma Moses, New York, 1973, p. 142, no. 788, pl. 131, illustrated.

Exhibited

San Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Grandma Moses, August 31-October 13, 1957, no. 32.

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Lot Essay

The present work, painted on September 6, 1948, was assigned number 1286 by the artist and entered into her record book on page 47. The copyright for this painting is reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, Co., Inc., New York.

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